UP - Buffalo Lake Trestle

Photos 

East Approach Span

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in July 2009

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BH Photo #148057

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Through truss Swing bridge over Fox River on Union Pacific Railroad

Location

Packwaukee, Marquette County, Wisconsin

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1911

Builder

- American Bridge Co. of New York

Railroads

- Chicago & North Western Railway (CNW)
- Milwaukee, Sparta & Northwestern Railway (MS&NW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design

Quadrangular lattice through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 205.0 ft.
Total length: 1,005.0 ft.

Also called

Endeavor Swing Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.74780, -89.47450   (decimal degrees)
43°44'52" N, 89°28'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/300767/4846838 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Endeavor

Inventory number

BH 43532 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 25, 2021: New photos from Mark Boettcher
• June 10, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• October 27, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
• March 27, 2016: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
• December 8, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
• October 24, 2009: Added by J.R. Manning

Sources 

• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
• Douglas Butler
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs
• Mark Boettcher

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